Criteria for a good referral system for psychiatric patients: the view from Saudi Arabia/Criteres a respecter pour mettre en place un bon systeme d'orientation des patients psychiatriques : le cas de l'Arabie saoudite

The development and implementation of quality referral systems reflects sound national health planning. This review appraised the data on referral systems, in particular psychiatric referrals, with special reference to Saudi Arabia. A computer search was made of relevant literature in the past 2 dec...

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Published in:	Eastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 1580 - 1595
Main Authors:	Qureshi, N.A, van der Molen, H.T, Schmidt, H.G, Al-Habeeb, T.A, Magzoub, M.E.M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	World Health Organization 01-11-2009
Subjects:	Care and treatment Management Medical care Medical referral Methods Psychiatric patients Quality management Saudi Arabia
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Summary:	The development and implementation of quality referral systems reflects sound national health planning. This review appraised the data on referral systems, in particular psychiatric referrals, with special reference to Saudi Arabia. A computer search was made of relevant literature in the past 2 decades. The rate and process of referring patients through referral letters varies globally across practice settings and is initiated by an array of factors linked with health consumers, health providers and delivery systems. Referral systems, including consultation-liaison services, are an essential component of any health care organization for offering a complete range of good quality, specialized health services. L'elaboration et la mise en place de systemes d'orientation de qualite relevent d'une planification sanitaire nationale judicieuse. Cette etude a evalue les donnees relatives aux systemes d'orientation des malades, notamment en psychiatrie et en particulier en Arabie saoudite. La litterature publiee dans ce domaine au cours des deux dernieres decennies a fait l'objet d'une recherche informatisee. Le taux et le traitement des patients orientes vers un service specialise grace a une lettre adressee au specialiste varient globalement en fonction du lieu de soins et cette orientation depend d'une serie de facteurs lies aux consommateurs de sante, aux prestataires et aux systemes de prestation de soins de sante. Les systemes d'orientation, notamment les services de consultationliaison, sont un element essentiel de toute organisation de soins de sante car ils permettent de proposer une panoplie complete de services de sante specialises de bonne qualite.
ISSN:	1020-3397 1020-3397